Call for Women's Policy portfolio to be scrapped

He told Parliament men are also bashed and abused like women and need more representation for their struggles.

"I'm not pushing this so much from the male point of view but holistically, there a bigger issues for parents and families and a whole range of issues people struggle with," Mr Wood told Nadine Maloney on ABC local radio.

"I think there was good reason to have promotion of women's issues in the past...but to some extent as time's moved on, there has been a belief by men they're being pushed out of the equation."

Mr Wood's comments come after Women's Policy Minister Alison Anderson called on the Federal Government for welfare reforms to curb the abuse of women in the Nothern Territory.

Ms Anderson called the abuse of women one of the most pressing issues facing the Territory.

Also this week, statistics were revealed showing the Northern Territory has the nation's highest murder rate - with the a large portion of victims being women in domestic situations.

But Mr Wood says women's issues should be part of a broader approach to social justice.

"I felt there needs to be a department of social justice - justice for the community - so that if there's an injustice, we should be looking at it on that basis not on the basis of male or female."

He says he often deals with men at his office who are facing family breakdown and at the brink of suicide with feelings "the system is against them".

"There's issues in our workforce too - we don't have many male teachers or nurses," he said.

Mr Wood says he will put the idea forward for debate.

"I know some people won't listen to me but that's my job as a Member of Parliament - I'll put it out there for debate and see if we can advance a message of overcoming injustice in the Territory."